Affordability, security, and growth: Why McKinsey is advising the EU to triple the current pace of decarbonisation

Cecilia Keating
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Port of Hamburg, Germany | Credit: iStock
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Port of Hamburg, Germany | Credit: iStock

New report from consultancy giant McKinsey explores how European governments and businesses should work together to reap the significant economic benefits that will result from an 'orderly' energy transition

The faster the European Union decarbonises, the less disruptive the clean energy transition will prove for its economy, citizens, and the climate. That is the headline conclusion of new research published...

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